Event DEN86FA056

1985-12-29 WEST VALLEY, Utah, United States Airport · SLC Fatal 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2082S

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

SHIELD AI INC V-BAT

0

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A1B26A

Registrant of record

SHIELD AI INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2082S Cessna T210L Fatal

Factual narrative

DURING APCH TO RWY 34L, THE RT HORIZONTAL STAB, ELEVATORS AND WINGS SEPARATED IN-FLT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PLT WAS NOT INSTR CURRENT. NTAP DATA REVEALED N2082S AT AN ALT OF 7,400 FT AND 203 KTS GRND SPEED AT OUTER MARKER. THE MCA AT THE MARKER IS 6,100 FEET. WITNESSES SAW ACFT BREAKUP JUST BELOW LOW CLOUD CEILING. EXAM OF WRECKAGE REVEALED HORIZONTAL STAB FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF EXCESSIVE SPEED AND PLT INDUCED AERODYNAMIC OVERLOAD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN86FA056.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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